Joakim Noah

Given that Joakim Noah spoke Saturday at an anti-violence community event his foundation organized, the Bulls' big man placed last season's personal struggles in perspective. "Last year was a tough year for me. I feel it was very humbling," Noah said. "We went through a lot. Right now, I'm feeling healthy both physically and mentally. I'm really excited about our upcoming opportunity. I never take anything for granted." Noah, who attended Saturday's ONE CITY youth basketball tournament at the Major Adams Community Center near the United Center with his mother and sister, has been working out this offseason in California. Recently, new coach...

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Given that Joakim Noah spoke Saturday at an anti-violence community event his foundation organized, the Bulls' big man placed last season's personal struggles in perspective.
"Last year was a tough year for me. I feel it was very humbling,"...

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has decided Lincoln Park is not to his liking after all. On Monday he placed his seven-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot mansion there on the market for $3.15 million, just less than a year after buying it.A two-time NBA...

Shortly after the Bulls eliminated the pesky Bucks in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series, Joakim Noah reclined in his locker stall at Milwaukee's Bradley Center and exhaled.
"That team is good," Noah said. "They compete really...

During his four seasons playing in the wasteland that was the Bulls' post-dynasty era, Fred Hoiberg often struck the perfect postgame note, succinctly summarizing another stinker or subtly challenging the essential rebuilding pieces not to get...

Here's a good place to start in getting to know Bobby Portis' mindset after the Bulls used the 22nd pick in Thursday's NBA draft on the Arkansas power forward.
He's going to try to start.
"I think I'll fit in well there," the 6-foot-11 SEC...

It's no accident Pau Gasol's three-year contract with the Bulls — assuming he exercises his player option — expires in 2017.
Gasol's deal runs concurrent with those of Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson and Nikola Mirotic. And depending on the length of Jimmy...

All signs point to these being Tom Thibodeau's last days as Bulls coach with a resolution planned for no later than Friday, sources told the Tribune.
Since no team has asked for permission to interview Thibodeau, the Bulls appear poised to dismiss the...

You could analyze it a dozen ways.
Or you could boil it down to this: The Bulls tried Tom Thibodeau's way for five seasons. In the end, it didn't work.
It's time to part ways.
Slap a lie detector on most, if not all, of the players, and they'll tell...

On the first day of training camp, Joakim Noah said his surgically repaired left knee would be a season-long maintenance issue.
He was right.
"I went through a lot this year," Noah said Friday. "It wasn't easy, but I'll come back...

Joakim Noah has been given an award for his efforts to fight youth violence. The J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award is presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to a player, coach or trainer who demonstrates outstanding...

The NBA retroactively assessed a technical foul to Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova for his role in the altercation Tuesday that led to Taj Gibson's ejection with 10 minutes, 25 seconds left in Game 5.
Gibson's flagrant-2 foul didn't get downgraded,...

The Bulls trail the Cavaliers 3-2 in their best-of-seven series after Tuesday's 106-101 road loss in Game 5. Here are three observations.
1. Derrick Rose said not to worry about his shoulder injury, but worry anyway.
To his credit, Rose said "no...

CLEVELAND — Pau Gasol sat on the bench in street clothes, his strained left hamstring sidelining him for a second straight game.
Taj Gibson sat in the locker room, ejected for a flagrant-two foul during an entanglement with Cavaliers' guard Matthew...

Upon further review, the end of Sunday's Game 4 between the Bulls and the Cavaliers created plenty of discussion.
Beyond LeBron James' game-winning jumper, the final seconds were replayed and rehashed multiple times thanks to Cavaliers coach David...

The mostly glum expression Pau Gasol wore during a pregame ceremony as he received the Magic Johnson Award for excellence on the court and cooperation with media and fans off it spoke volumes.
That's because Gasol wore a suit, not sweats.
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The Bulls officially listed Pau Gasol as questionable for Sunday's Game 4 after an MRI confirmed a strained left hamstring that forced his early exit from Friday's Game 3 and remained sore Saturday.
Far more definite than Gasol's availability is the...

Into Joakim Noah's arms, Derrick Rose jumped.
A blank expression covered Rose's face as bedlam erupted around him, the calm amid the storm. Rose hardly looked surprised and more like a guy who had visualized doing something like this thousands of times...

The Cavaliers' pregame trip to the United Center involved a rush-hour traffic jam that kept them from arriving for Game 3 until about 70 minutes before tipoff. They left the arena with the Bulls in the driver's seat after Derrick Rose hit his...